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Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal

Posted on 01/09/202217/02/2023 By EDMO Admin
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In August, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations: 

  • Debunked: No, The Journal did not report that monkeypox lives on toilets for 120 years
  • Debunked: No, The Journal didn’t report a man’s death from monkeypox after his ‘parachute failed’
  • Debunked: A claim that the UN accused Ukrainian forces of using ‘human shields’ is missing context
  • Debunked: It is misleading to claim that 30-degree heat is ‘normal’ during an Irish summer
  • Debunked: Yes, cows are a ‘problem’ when it comes to cutting greenhouse gas emissions
  • Debunked: Figures on Covid-19 deaths and underlying conditions have been taken out of context

For a summary of the the latest factchecks from EDMO factchecking partners across Europe, visit EDMO’s Fact-checking Briefs: https://edmo.eu/fact-checking-briefs/

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